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JAMES S. SCOTT, OF ARCHER CITY, TEXAS.

TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 623,041, dated April11, 41899.

Application led October 22, 1898. Serial No. 694,313. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. SooTT, a resident of Archer City, in thecounty of Archer and State of Texas,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tools; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear', and exact description. of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use -thesame.

The invention relates to tools suitable for use in repairing or renewingwire or other metal fastenings for belts such as used in .-farmmachinery and for other like uses; and

its object is to provide a pair of pincers, with adj uncts, adapted forvarious uses, and particularly to provide for the adjustability of thepin cer members without impairin g its various subsidiary functions.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective of the improvedtool. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the dotted lines showing a distinctadjustment of the tool members.

Numerals l and 2 denote the two members of the pincers, having aremovable pivot connection 3 and each provided with a jaw l or 2',whereby the tool is adapted for use as a nut-wrench and forother likepurposes. Each member has a series of suitably disposed holes to receivethe pivot and provide for various relative adjustments of the pincermembers. These holes, arranged as shown, permit the adjustment of thetool to suitably grasp objects varying from a small fraction of an inchto about tWo inches or more in diameter. The hole 4t inthe jaw l ofmember l adapts the tool to press burs or washers on the rivets used inmending belts. Each of the members l and 2 is provided with a head 5,whereby when detached it can be used as a hammer, or the tool can be soused Without separation of its-members.

6 and 7 denote, respectively, metal and leather punches pivotallysupported, one in each member of the tool, and adapted when not in useto be turned into a recess in its respective member. To arrange a punchfor use,it is turned transverse to the slot. Either punch can be drivenby the hammer-head of the opposite member when separated from itsfellow, or another hammer may be employed without separation of the toolmembers. One of the members has at its end opposite the jaws ascrew-driver 8 and the other a naillextractor 9.

10 and 1l denote a series of coacting wirecutting edges arranged toshear Wire in the throat of the tool, a plurality in each member beingprovided to insure operative'relation of opposing edges under variousadjustments of said members. l2 and 13 denote similar Wirecutting edgessituated back of the pivot and adapted to cut Wire of larger dimensionsunder various adjustments.

By the construction set forth the tool is given a large range incapacity as respects its use in grasping objects-such as nuts, bolts,pipes, and the like-and the various adjustments can be effected withoutneutralizing its other functions, and particularly its use as awire-cutter',

Itis desirable to provide a farm-toolof the character herein set forthwith a considerable range of capacity and function to avoid thenecessity of a large number of tools both for economys sake and toobviate the danger of scattering tools. The plurality of pivot-holes ineach member provides for a very wide adjustment, and the plurality ofwire-cutters is requisite to'maintain anoperative Wire-cutter underadjustments of the pincer members.

The hammer-heads are placed adjacent the neck portion of each pincermember, at a bend in said member, thereby adding strength at a pointWhere additional strength is desirable, so that by the same constructionthe tool is both strengthened and adaptedto be used as a hammer.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. A pair of pincers havingtwo members joined by an adjustable pivotal connection, said membershaving each a plurality of wirecutting edges arranged so that a cuttingedge of one member will coact with a cutting edge of the other member ineach of the various pivotal adjustments of the members.

y 2. A pair of pincers having two members joined by a pivot, a pluralityof holes in each member earch adapted to receive the pivot, said membershaving each a plurality of wirecutting edges forward of the pivotalcouneespecification iu the presence of two subscribtion and L pluralityof Wire-cutting edges in ing Witnesses. rear of the pivotal Connection,whereby opposing cutting edges of the members are in 5 operativesituation under various pivot-al ad- Witnesses:

justments, substantially as described. WM. COUND,

In testimony whereof I have signed thisl W. H. SEEFELD.

JAMES s. sooTT.

